Where does “roskakasa” come from?

roskakasa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasa, from Proto-Finnic kasa, from Proto-Germanic kasô, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

roskakasa (Finnish): rubbish heap, garbage heap

Definitions

  1. rubbish heap, garbage heap

Ancestry of “roskakasa”, step by step

roskakasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasaheap; pile; stack
2Proto-Finnickasapile
3Proto-Germanickasô—
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Finnish roska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroskalitter, trash, rubbish
2Swedishroskfilth, garbage
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kasô →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasa →